My partner Pat and I just took a 5-day, 168 kilometre scenic boat trip on the Kawartha Voyager from southern Muskoka to the Kawartha Lakes, in south/central Ontario. Between us, Pat and I recorded 30 species; me using my telephoto camera lens and Pat using her cellphone "Merlin" app.
To me, the most significant species was a Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, recorded by Pat. Because of global warming, primarily, this species has been expanding its northern range and Pat recorded its call near Peterborough, Ontario, approximately 100 kilometres north of Lake Ontario. This is probably the farthest north this bird now shows up in Canada.
The 30 species Pat and I listed were:
Bald Eagle, Indigo Bunting, Song Sparrow, Red-winged Blackbird, House Wren, Common Yellowthroat, Blue Jay, Robin, Cedar Waxwing, American Redstart, Eastern Kingbird, Marsh Wren, Swamp Sparrow, Dark-eyed Junco, Crow, Cardinal, Black-capped Chickadee, Magnolia Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Goldfinch, Warbling Vireo, Eastern Wood Pewee, Belted Kingfisher, Common Loon, Ring-billed Gull, Double-crested Cormorant, Common Tern, Great Egret, Red-eyed Vireo and the Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher.
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That's great Barry!! I'm glad you and Pat had a nice time :)
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